Christmas Island No. 1

Prospect in Territory of Christmas Island, Australia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305101
MAS/MILS ID 6020050002
Record type Site
Current site name Christmas Island No. 1
Alternate or previous names Christmas Island No. 2, Christmas Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 105.71547, -10.41932 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Territory of Christmas Island(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Territory of Christmas Island

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 105.71547, -10.41932

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00E
    Dip 00E
    Thickness 2M
    Area 2250HA
    Depth to top 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N00E:00E
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2250
    Date of Last Modification 830330

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1887

Mining district

District name Christmas Island

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Commonwealth Of Australia
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Commonwealth Of New Zealand
    Interest 50
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Christmas Island Phosphate Commission (Cipc)
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner British Phosphate Commission (Bpc)
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Indicated 200000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 200000000mt ore
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 16 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1966
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 14 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1966
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 11.5 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1966

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2250HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1.8
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Secondary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 2182
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 5.29
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    "THIS IS CHRISTMAS, THE PHOSPHATE ISLAND", T.G. TYRER,

  • Deposit

    "CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND",

  • Deposit

    REPORT FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE

  • Deposit

    ON ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, THE PARLIAMENT OF THE

  • Deposit

    COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, OCTOBER 1974.

  • Deposit

    "REACTION OF C-GRADE PHOSPHATE WITH LIME, PART II", THE

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES, ADELAIDE, SOUTH

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA, AUGUST 1971.

  • Deposit

    "CALCINATION OF B-GRADE PHOSPHATE", THE AUSTRALIAN MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 8/71.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSIONERS "UTILIZATION OF CHRISTMAS

  • Deposit

    ISLAND "C" ROCK", PREPARED BY DORR-OLIVER LABORATORIES INC.

  • Deposit

    FOR THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSIONERS, 27 JULY 1962.

  • Deposit

    "FLUOSOLIDS CALCINATION OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE ROCK",

  • Deposit

    PROGRESS REPORT NO. 1, PREPARED FOR THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    COMMISSIONERS, 11 JANUARY 1974.

  • Deposit

    "SUPERPHOSPHATE FROM CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE ROCK",

  • Deposit

    M. S. WHITE, NEW ZEALAND FERTILIZER MANUFACTURER'S RESEARCH

  • Deposit

    ASSOCIATION, 1 FEBRUARY 1971.

  • Deposit

    "DEVELOPMENT OF WASH/SCREEN PROCESS TO BENEFICIATE CHRISTMAS

  • Deposit

    ISLAND B-GRADE PHOSPHATES", PUBLISHED BY BRITISH SULPHUR

  • Deposit

    CORPORATION, BASED ON A PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE CONFERENCE OF

  • Deposit

    THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY - 1971 BY

  • Deposit

    J. S. HOARE.

  • Deposit

    REPORT "COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE VIABILITY OF THE

  • Deposit

    CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY", PUBLISHED BY THE

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING SERVICE, FEBRUARY 1980.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS "CHRISTMAS ISLAND ANNUAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    1978-79" PUBLISHED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING

  • Deposit

    SERVICE.

  • Deposit

    "THIS IS CHRISTMAS, THE PHOSPHATE ISLAND", T. G. TYRER,

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHED FOR THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE COMMISSION BY

  • Deposit

    THE NEW ZEALAND DAIRY EXPORTER.

  • Deposit

    "PHOSPHATE RAW MATERIALS AND FERTILIZERS; PART II - A CASE

  • Deposit

    OF MARGINAL RAW MATERIALS", JOHN HOARE, THE BRITISH

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE COMMISSIONERS.

  • Deposit

    "URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE RESOURCES OF THE FREE WORLD", CHAPTER

  • Deposit

    5 OF SURVEY REPORT BY EARTH SCIENCES INC., TO U. S. DEPT.

  • Deposit

    OF ENERGY, GJBX 110 (79) GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION BROCHURE TITLED "CHRISTMAS

  • Deposit

    ISLAND PHOSPHATE", PUBLISHED IN 1976.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Rmt U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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